Chapter 132: Detoxification
In the pharmacy of the western suburbs military camp, the smell of medicine mixed with the scent of charcoal fire filled the air.
Cai Huichun bowed solemnly to Marquis Anyuan from his wheelchair, "If the Marquis hadn't arranged for me to be placed here beforehand, I'd probably have perished in the flames by now."
Xie Jinglan's expression remained unchanged as he simply said, "Since I promised Ning'er to protect you, I will not let anything happen to you."
Cai Huichun's face showed gratitude. After a moment's silence, he said, "My Lord, apart from this disciple, I have no other relatives in this world. Since you already know her life story, there are some things... I have to remind you."
"Sir, please speak."
Cai Huichun reached out to straighten the wheelchair, straightened his slightly hunched back, and said solemnly, "If an ordinary family wants to confirm blood relationship, they would need to check the birth tokens and search for clues before making a definitive statement."
He raised his eyes to look at Marquis Anyuan, "But for His Majesty, the only method he needs to determine is 'blood test'."
Xie Jinglan frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Sir, you should know that although there are rumors about the method of identifying relatives by dropping blood, it has long been proven by medical classics that it is unreliable. In clear water, human blood can be mixed."
Cai Huichun shook his head, "This method may seem child's play to others, but to Your Majesty, it is a foolproof strategy."
"Why?" Xie Jinglan looked puzzled.
"Your Majesty, you may not know this, but Your Majesty possesses the rare 'Moonlight Blood', a secret kept secret by the Imperial Hospital. All of Your Majesty's own children are guaranteed to inherit this blood, and this blood is unique; the blood of the closest relatives will undoubtedly blend. If they are not biological children, the blood is clearly separated, with no possibility of mingling.
Therefore…if the time comes for a confrontation before the Emperor, the Marquis must not attempt to conceal Ning'er's background. Otherwise, if His Majesty performs a blood test, the Marquis will be charged with deceiving the Emperor."
Xie Jinglan's eyes narrowed, "So, Ning'er... also has Moonlight Blood?"
"good."
Cai Huichun's face showed shame, and he bowed deeply to Xie Jinglan. "Speaking of Yuehua Blood... I have another matter that I have concealed from you, Your Majesty, out of selfish motives. I hope you will forgive me."
Xie Jinglan thought to himself: Aren’t there enough things you’ve concealed?
But he said in a deep voice: "Sir, please speak."
Cai Huichun said, "Besides slowly developing an antidote for the remaining poison in the Marquis' body, there is actually another way to cure it."
"Oh?" Xie Jinglan narrowed his eyes and examined Cai Huichun. "Sir, you dare to hide everything. Why don't you tell me now?"
Cai Huichun blushed slightly, bowed, and continued, "If...if the woman who first cured the Marquis of his love poison happened to possess the one-in-a-million 'Moonlight Blood'...then, the Marquis would only need to have sex with her ninety-nine times more, and through the interaction of the Moonlight Blood's energy, the remaining poison would gradually be eliminated, completely eradicating it."
"What did you say?!" Xie Jinglan suddenly raised his eyes, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.
"Are you serious, sir?"
Cai Huichun's heart tightened when he saw the sudden light in his eyes. He quickly added, "Is that true? But, Lord Marquis... the possibility of such a thing happening is so small, practically non-existent... That's why I didn't tell you at the time."
Xie Jinglan stared at Cai Huichun intently, with shock and disbelief in his eyes, as well as a surge of ecstasy that surged from his heart to his whole body.
He reacted for a moment and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Sir, sir!" He laughed and paced back and forth excitedly, as if only this could vent his inner ecstasy and shock. "Do you know that the woman who, by some strange coincidence, cured me of the love poison in Fuyan Mountain that day, was Ning'er! It was her!"
Cai Huichun was stunned and muttered, "How could such a coincidence exist in this world?"
"Yes! It's such a coincidence! Sir, you may not know this, but I only found out about it a few days ago."
Xie Jinglan suddenly clenched his right fist and smashed it hard into the palm of his left hand.
"Good! Good! Good!" He said good three times in a row, not knowing how to vent the surging emotions in his heart at the moment.
Cai Huichun was stunned.
Marquis Anyuan, who was always calm and stern, actually showed such rare outward emotion. This look was really beyond his expectations.
He was stunned for a moment, thinking about the cause and effect, and finally it dawned on him.
"So that's how it is... I previously thought the woman who had detoxified the Marquis was someone else, and I was worried you might harm Ning'er's health, so I advised you to restrain yourself... Who would have thought Ning'er would actually be your antidote? It's just this strange combination of circumstances that has allowed the poison to linger until now, penetrating deeply into your internal organs... It's truly fate's cruelty!"
Xie Jinglan felt that happiness had come too suddenly. Hearing what he said, he didn't blame him. He just waved his hand and said, "It's okay."
But the next moment, the ecstasy in the man's eyes suddenly faded, and he asked seriously, "Since Ning'er can detoxify me, is there any harm to her?"
Cai Huichun hurriedly bowed and replied, "Don't worry, Marquis. Yuehua's blood is extremely pure. The process of detoxifying is like water washing away dust. Ning'er will not be harmed at all. On the contrary... the yin and yang will be harmonized, which may even be beneficial to her body."
Hearing this, Xie Jinglan's tense expression showed joy again.
Cai Huichun explained, "The root of this matter lies precisely here. The Crown Prince somehow knew that I was of the Moonlight Blood type. When he ordered me to make poison, he strictly ordered that all poisons must be harmless to Moonlight Blood, to prevent anyone from using it to retaliate in the future.
If it weren't for his selfish motives, the poison in the Marquis' body would never have been connected to Yuehua Blood, and there would be no such solution."
Xie Jinglan sneered, "Life goes on and on, it's all karma."
He was silent for a moment, then asked a question that had been lingering in his mind. "Sir, there's something I've never understood. The Eastern Palace wanted to make me commit a crime by misbehaving at the sacrificial ceremony. They could have easily given me a love potion. Why did they have to go through the trouble of inflicting this tormenting poison on me?"
Upon hearing this, Cai Huichun's face darkened. He spoke slowly, "Your Majesty, you don't know this 'Yuanyang Sha' is a poison that affects both men and women. If your Majesty had truly fallen into this trap and married the woman, who had been prepared by the Eastern Palace and was also poisoned... even if you weren't convicted of this misconduct, you would have been plagued by both poisons in the future, your mind would have gradually become confused, and you would have ultimately become a puppet manipulated by the Eastern Palace, subject to its control for the rest of your life!"
Xie Jinglan's phoenix eyes condensed into a frost, and his voice was as cold as a knife, "Donggong's mind is really vicious, and he only deals in these insidious and treacherous things. It's really hateful!!"
When Cai Huichun heard this, a layer of guilt instantly covered his face. He lowered his eyelids, and his voice was full of bitterness.
"The Crown Prince used my daughter to force me to create the poison... Ultimately, this poison was created by me, and as her father, I bear some responsibility for her fate... But the fact that someone with such a heart is in the Eastern Palace is a great misfortune for the nation!"
He slowly raised his eyes, and the originally cloudy and old eyes were filled with a desperate clarity and determination.
"If the Marquis needs me to plead my case before the Emperor someday, I will speak my heart out and bear witness to every word. Even if the axe strikes me, I will not refuse death."
Xie Jinglan's eyes were like torches, and he nodded heavily, "Okay!
At this moment, Cai Huichun glanced at the poisonous insects and herbs on the table and asked hesitantly, "Then... Lord Marquis, should I continue to develop this antidote?"
Xie Jinglan narrowed his eyes slightly, a meaningful arc appeared at the corner of his lips, and he said slowly: "No need."
Cai Huichun looked at the Marquis's unconcealable smile and immediately understood.
He coughed lightly, showing an expression of "I understand", and silently pushed the pestle on the table aside.
So this is... planning to use the "Nine Nines" method!
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